Junior Broadcast Engineer (12 Month FTC)

Junior Broadcast Engineer (12 Month FTC) at News Broadcasting

The Team: You’ll be joining a supportive and collaborative team of Broadcast Engineers, working together to share knowledge, develop skills and help make brilliant radio, TV and digital products. The team are responsible for complex studio and broadcast systems, managing them to ensure high quality, uninterrupted transmissions.

Your Role: As a Junior Broadcast Engineer, reporting to the Lead Broadcast Support Engineer, you will be joining a team of 8 shift engineers responsible for the support, maintenance, fault management, and readiness of News UK broadcast systems and networks, both at our London studios and on location at outside broadcasts. You will work a shift pattern which includes early, late and weekend working, taking part in an on‑call rota to respond to urgent technical issues outside standard hours.

Day to day you will:

• Provide customer‑focused support for broadcast technology users
• Maintain and solve problems with hardware and software in studios and racks rooms
• Seize every opportunity to grow and develop your skills
• Work with outside companies and internal departments to promptly resolve faults
• Test and fix equipment
• Perform quality and line tests with external contributors
• Book, configure and test satellite feeds for sporting and news events
• Configure equipment to meet operational needs
• Provide support for Outside Broadcasts
• Document systems, processes and procedures
• Keep studios, racks rooms, stores and technology offices safe and tidy
• Implement new systems to support changing broadcast requirements
• Understand transmission chains and audio processing for broadcast

What we’re looking for from you:

• Some knowledge and experience of broadcast media technologies
• Some experience of television and/or radio studio operations
• An understanding of professional audio and video signal paths
• Good numerical and written skills
• Awareness of IP‑based technologies
• Some knowledge of broadcast playout and scheduling systems
• A positive attitude with exceptional client‑facing interpersonal skills for written, oral and face‑to‑face communications
• The ability to assess risk and work in a safe manner at all times

Benefits

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre‑existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes
• ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee‑led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.

We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or for us to do anything differently to support you apply for any of our roles please contact us on careers@news.co.uk.

News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our news brands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market‑leading local stations across Ireland. Our world‑famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month.

We are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. We champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long‑term sustainable growth.